Our contribution to biodiversity
Landowners and rural entrepreneurs contribute from the past, in the present and for the future to the preservation and conservation of the countryside heritage all over Europe. As the European Union continues to expand and faces ever increasing cultural diversity and economic change, they remain the guardian of biological diversity by managing economical, social and environmental resources through their activities.
Since 1992 and the Earth Summit In Rio de Janeiro, ELO and FCS participate to European strategies in order to halt the decline of biodiversity in Europe. ELO and FCS are working on the Natura 2000 implementation for the habitats and species conservation, through various actions and communications strategies close to the highest European level.
ELO and FCS are included inside many actions such as:
The major objectives of EUROFORENET are to provide recommendations through a practical guide on the management of local forest resource by the private and local foresters and the promotion of the use of bioenergy stemming from this resource. Within the ambit of this action, a permanent cooperation has formed between the European Landowners ‘ Organization (ELO), the European Federation of the Forest Townships (FECOF) and the Institute of French Local Forest Formation (IFFC) to enable the implementation of an initiative titled "European Network of Forest Energy" (EUROFORENET), with the support of the High Level Group on Environment of the European Commission. The means used to achieve these objectives are the setting up of an European communication campaign and the creation of a platform of survey and analysis of the woods-energy path. This one is composed of 4 groups, that brings together the experts and the professionals of the forest world and that are based in France, Belgium, Italy and Slovenia.
The Natura Networking Programme (NNP) developed by ELO with its partners, with the support of the Commission, is a communication tool to raise public awareness about the ability of land owners and land users to contribute to the longevity of our natural heritage. Several sub-projects will be developed:
design and promotion of good management practices;
communication through position papers and media;
contributions to Internet communication through the so called "Green Days".
Every year, the DG Environment of the European Commission organised the "Green Week" on a specific issue aiming to rise awareness of European citizens (changing our behaviour) about the knowledge and the conservation of our common environmental heritage going from Earth to endemic species.
- 2007 has been dedicated to “Past lessons, Future challenges”
- 2006 has been especially dedicated to Biodiversity
- 2005 has been focused on Climate Change Mitigation
- 2004 has been focused on the 25 years of the Bird Directive, one of the both bases of the Natura 2000 European network.
European Country Fair
European media campaign on Natura 2000 – From Belgium to Europe with Natura 2000
(http://www.countryfair.be)
